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The nice and the good

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    London, Vintage Digital, 2009
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Equitable Access to Reading Program.

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  • Author: Murdoch, Iris
    Date:
    Created
    2009
    Summary:

    A work of coruscating moral brilliance, The Nice and the Good revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to their house in Dorset. The novel deals with love in its many aspects, as embodied in a fascinating array of characters. The resonant subplot involves murder and black magic in Whitehall, as the novel leads us through stress and terror to a profoundly joyous conclusion.

    Genre:
    Detective and mystery fiction
    Subject(s): England--Dorset | England--London--Whitehall | Good and Evil | Marriage | Murder
    Original Publisher: London, Vintage Digital, London, Vintage Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781407019192